Category: Culture

CORRIERE CANADESE / “Il più bel secolo della mia vita”, un adottato

La legge italiana, secondo la quale un trovatello non può conoscere le proprie origini prima di compiere 100 anni, privilegia sopra ogni altra cosa il diritto alla privacy della madre. Inizialmente la legislazione era intesa a frenare l’abbandono dei neonati e le pratiche di aborto illegale, e quindi è stata giustificata in nome del benessere dei bambini… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

Il Più Bel Secolo Della Mia Vita: the movie review

The Italian law, in which a Foundling cannot know his/her origins before turning 100, prioritizes the right of a mother’s privacy above all else. The legislation was initially intended to curb the abandonment of newborns and illegal abortion practices, and so was justified in the name of child welfare. This law and a book written by Nancy Newton Verrier in 2007, titled “La Ferita Primaria”, was the inspiration for Alessandro Bardani’s 2015 play and eventual film adaptation titled “Il Più Bel Secolo Della Mia Vita”. It’s a story that as Bardani puts it, “has many facets and deals with a lot”. Except in this case the origin story is kept in a secret file, by law, for 100 years. 

Love, Under the Gun

Director Andrea Di Stefano’s taut action thriller starring Pierfrancesco Favino is stylishly set in Milano and harkens to the Italian-Crime Thrillers of the 70s, a decade whose genre films were commonly referred to as “Polizieschi”. Think Italian crimesploitation movies, heavily influenced by American films like Bullit, Mean Streets or Death Wish, to name a few.